§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his latest estimate of the annual production in Wales of milk, beef, lamb and mutton, poultry meat, eggs and cheese; and what is his estimate of the consumption of these products during the same period.
§ Mr. Alec JonesThe following statistics relate to total milk sales off farms in Wales, slaughterings in Wales and throughput of packing stations and broiler output in 1977:
Milk 1,443.3 million litres Cattle 69,200 (number of beasts) Calves 12,700 (number of beasts) Sheep and lambs 623,200 (number of beasts) Eggs 168.5 million Broiler output 28.5 million birds No figures are available for cheese. No information is available about the marketing of the produce of Wales through other outlets. Estimates of consumption in 1977, derived from the National Food Survey, are as follows:
Liquid milk 371.7 million litres Beef and veal 27,000 tonnes Lamb and mutton 17,800 tonnes Poultry meat 20,100 tonnes* Eggs 566.9 million Cheese 14,000 tonnes * Broiler chicken uncooked including frozen and, other poultry uncooked (including frozen).